| Morning Concert Foday Musa Suso: The Dreamtime |
31 min |
World Music
Jazz |
| Charles Amirkhanian interviews the Mandingo Griot musician from Gambia, Foday Musa Suso. A virtuoso on the 21-stringed kora, he also is a drummer and composer whose multi-instrumental talents are highlighted on numerous recordings,... |
| Morning Concert Han Reiziger on New Music America ‘81 |
31 min |
New Music
Electro-Acoustic / Electronic |
| Charles Amirkhanian is joined in the KPFA studio by Han Reiziger to discuss their impressions of the, then recently concluded, New Music America ‘81 Festival, that was held in San Francisco during the first two weeks of June in 1981. ... |
| Morning Concert Interview with Mordecai Bauman |
109 min |
20th Century Classical
Art Songs |
| Modern music rarely has enjoyed a specialist with such a voice. Mordecai Bauman, a politically motivated artist who was at the far left wing of progressive politics in the 1930s, speaks about his distinguished career which included the... |
| Morning Concert Interview with Philip Glass, Jan. 25, 1985 |
53 min |
Minimalism
New Music |
| In a recording made on January 25, 1985, Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer Philip Glass about his ensemble’s scheduled April 21, 1985 performance at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. Glass, one of the best known composers of... |
| Morning Concert John Duffy & Heritage: A Symphonic Suite with Narration |
107 min |
20th Century Classical
Orchestral Music |
| Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer John Duffy, whose television series soundtrack “Heritage: Civilization & The Jews,” has been reworked into a suite for orchestra with narrator. Duffy, the founder of the Meet the Composer... |
| Morning Concert Tribute to Betty Freeman |
111 min |
New Music
20th Century Classical |
| In honor of her 70th birthday, Betty Freeman appears on the Morning Concert, hosted by Charles Amirkhanian. Freeman shares anecdotes from her long career, first as a budding pianist and then as a supporter of contemporary composers such... |
| Music Review An Interview with John White, February 11, 1971 |
15 min |
Interactive Art
Modern Art |
| Charles Amirkhanian talks with the Los Angeles, CA. based, conceptual artist, John White, about his “Performance Time and Space,” an event scheduled to occur the next day at Lone Mountain College in San Francisco. The event, organized... |
| Music Review Carlos Chávez on the 1970 Cabrillo Music Festival |
13 min |
20th Century Classical
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| Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer and Cabrillo Music Festival director, Carlos Chávez, about the 1970 Festival that was scheduled to start the next day. Chávez describes some of the pieces to be performed as well as a review of... |
| New Music America 1981: Charles Amirkhanian Interviews Music Critics John Rockwell & Charles Shere |
21 min |
New Music
Avant-Garde |
| Charles Amirkhanian engages former KPFA music programers and current music critics, John Rockwell and Charles Shere, in a fascinating discussion about the state of New Music and the New Music America Festivals. The difference between... |
| Ode To Gravity An Interview with Jochen Gerz |
21 min |
Literature
Modern Art |
| A visit with German publisher Jochen Gerz, whose Agentzia Editions were designed to explore the medium of the book in new ways. Gerz, who was residing in Paris when this interview took place in June of 1972, talks with Charles Amirkhanian... |
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